SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Buckeyes finished 17-1 at the Northwestern Duals, facing a total of seven top-ten opponents. Ohio State went 6-1 against those teams ranked in the top-ten.

The men’s squad completed the weekend undefeated for the second year in a row and the women improved from last year’s duals to a 7-1 record, including a 17-10 win over No. 4 Princeton. The final bout record for the Buckeyes was 327-159.

In their first dual of the day, the men’s squad took down No. 1 Notre Dame 15-12. The epee unit secured the feat for the Buckeyes, finishing 7-2. Lewis Weiss and Marc-Antoine Blais Belanger each earned undefeated records for the round.

The women were unable to top the Irish, dropping the dual 12-15. The epee unit earned a 6-3 victory, led by an undefeated performance by Alexanne Verret. The sabre unit was unable to outlast the opponent, losing by only three touches.

The men finished the event defeating No. 9 Duke 18-9. Both sabre and foil units won eight bouts. The women bounced back to defeat No. 7 Temple 15-12 and followed that up with an 18-9 win over No. 8 Northwestern.

LEADING THE BUCKEYESFor the men, Lewis Weiss won 17 of his 18 bouts and Hector Florencia finished with 22 victories in 27 total bouts. Weiss went undefeated in six of his seven duals while Florencia went unbeaten in five of nine duals.